this is deja vu nears live from berlin lockdown restrictions reimposed in germany following a major coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse hundreds of thousands of people in the country's north west are affected local leaders say police will use force to ensure compliance if needed also on the program the earth moves in mexico a powerful earthquake in the country south since citizens fleeing for safety on the ground shifting beneath their feet. and the world needs more leadership from

germany after word from nato secretary general following the u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in germany. i'm told me a lot of ball welcome to the program more than 600000 people are now back under lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities are imposed restrictions in the districts of goods a slow and vibrant off after more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus. the districts are good to slow and found off a back undercurrent of virus restrictions until the end of june residents in the west and german districts can only have contact with their own household just weeks after restrictions were eased schools pubs cafes museums and gyms will. close again

. we will now for the 1st time in germany return a whole region to the locked on the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. if. the decision came after more than 1500 workers attorney a slaughterhouse tested positive for 19 die a living conditions are being blamed for the quick spread employees living here moved out just 2 weeks ago. the specific situation with the geographical spread of the locations and also the international nature of the tenuous work force means that this outbreak is a potentially enormous pandemic risk similar cluster infections have also sprung up in housing blocks and get even in central germany clashes broke out between quarantined residents and police. district has also been affected confining society's most vulnerable to cramped living spaces as

a result the hot spots have caused the reproduction rate in germany to skyrocket to 2.76 but while the overall number of new cases remains low the robot cock institute for public health ses concern is limited. in our country and if we give the chance to spread and we take this opportunity which we can see in the current outbreaks from. elsewhere in germany the slow return to normalcy can be deceiving with most of the country enjoying the summer weather but the lock down and good to slow is a reminder that the cave in 1900 is far from over with a bumpy ride still ahead. i mean is if has been speaking to people affected by the new lock down the state premier here in north rhine-westphalia nelson new lockdown residents were angry not angry at the state premier but at clements 10 years he's the chief executive of the turn you need corp the way they see it this new lockdown didn't come because they had broken

social distancing measures to party or to visit their grandparents but because in its quest for cheap meat forced several 1000 migrant workers to work and live in cramped in on hygenic conditions i spoke to many people in good to low and it's clear that reputation has taken a hit now the german government has known about the risks of an outbreak in slaughterhouses across germany for many we. this is not the 1st nor is it the latest outbreak in a german slaughterhouse the government has taken some action they've passed a law that says slaughterhouses can no longer use outsourced subcontracted labor which they say will bring more transparency into the industry but that law won't take effect until january and there's critical voices within the government who urging action now to address the unhygenic conditions in slaughterhouses across germany. and here are some of the developments relating to the pandemic the

u.s. government's top expert on infectious disease says the country is seeing a disturbing surge of infections in several large states including florida and texas the e.u. may ban travelers from the u.s. as well as brazil and russia from entering the block as it prepares to reopen its external borders that's according to the new york times and a brazil federal judge has ordered president jailed bulls are not allowed to wear a face mask while outdoors in the capital brasilia the country's death toll from cove in 1000 is over 50000. england is said to ease its coronavirus restrictions on tuesday prime minister barak's johnson announced that museums restaurants and pods will reopen on july 4th after months of lockdown the rest of the u.k. is keeping current restrictions in place for now. and. de streets something unimaginable for you case pint lovers became

a reality in late march due to coronavirus restrictions brits were no longer allowed to indulge in one of their favorite pastimes but now england not the rest of the u.k. is taking steps towards business as usual research because i can tell the house. that we will also reopen restaurants and pubs. almost metallic she. will be limited to table service and dog i would encourage minimal staff and customer contact. this new guidance reduces physical distancing rules from 2 meters to one meter plus that will make it possible for even smaller pubs and restaurants to welcome customers again i think a meter is fine if the business isn't everything really so i think they've got it just right. others consider it a bit too early days too easy for strict. as it got to be something that. if it

goes back up is going to be looked at again so that it doesn't average enjoying pine sundered precautions will soon be the new norm in england. now a look at other news stories from around the world. tennis world number one novak djokovic has tested positive for corona virus as the latest player to test positive for the virus after a widely criticized tennis tournament he organized this month the 1st leg of the tour in serbia attracted more than $4000.00 fans and ended with players dancing together in a nightclub the syrian army says 2 of its soldiers are being killed in an israeli missile strike on a military base near the city of damascus says it was one of several attacks on sites across the country israel has launched dozens of strikes against suspected iranian targets in syria in recent months. the us state of georgia

a funeral has been held for a shot brooks a black man who was fatally shot during an encounter with atlanta police this month he was shot less than 3 weeks after the killing of george floyd whose death in police custody triggered protests across the u.s. and abroad. u.s. investigators say nascar's only black dr a bubble wallace was not the target of a racist hate crime after a noose was found hanging in his garrard stall in a statement the f.b.i. said there was evidence the news had been in the stall before it was assigned to one of those. officials say at least 4 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck near the pacific coast in southern mexico the magnitude $7.00 quake knocked out power and caused severe damage in some areas pavements warbled hundreds of kilometers away in mexico city. standing on shaky ground and feeling the earth swaying beneath one's feet.

feel. the shock waves from a powerful earthquake the towns and cities across mexico to a halt. thank residents flooded the streets seeking safety on shifting pavement. you often see what we see it was very strong i had never felt such a strong earthquake only in 1905 today's earthquake felt very very strong we were so afraid she's us and it was pretty severe and with covert 1000 you think what's next hospitals were affected too but while medical staff and patients were evacuated those suffering from the coronavirus remained isolated inside.

and. i felt how the bed was moving i was sleeping and then i saw how the curtains everything was moving. the quake hit at a time when mexico is a ready reeling from the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more than 22000 lives so far latin america 2nd highest toll but the tremors effects could have been much worse mexico's president and nouns that the country's infrastructure suffered no serious damage but he warns citizens to remain cautious. he sees mood after the strong 7.5 earthquake there have been 147 aftershocks. so they recommend that we remain alert and attentive in these. polls. but while feeling the aftershocks some mexicans preferred appealing to

a higher power. donald trump's decision to pull nearly a 3rd of american troops out of germany is still causing a stir within nato the us president confirmed last week that america will cut its military deployment 225008 reduction of almost 10000 germany currently holds the biggest contingent of american troops in europe including important bases for ongoing combat missions the decision is a major concern for nato as the u.s. pursues a more isolationist foreign policy. you spoke with nato secretary-general young stoltenberg he says it's time for germany to take on a larger role in global affairs the role the needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership are all in need germany to play. even more important role because the german is is the largest economy in. europe germany has the

largest defense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom under noted states so of course the german leadership is something we welcome but that's paul all of the nato family and being part of a multilateral institution like nato and the uncertain times we need strong multilateral institutions like for instance one by one germany. is playing. an important role in. across germany it's graduation season for students in the final year of schooling but here too the pandemic is forcing some adjustments no crowded auditoriums for diplomas ceremonies some districts are even marking the ok asian online only but for some students who are refugees from syria it's a day that mocks a very special success i'm going to. ask my aunts one and 3 eighth's the german family minister and former mayor of berlin's district of

no i combed hand-sewn diplomas to the graduating classes best students these high school seniors arrived from syria only 5 or 6 years ago not speaking a word of german but they did speak of the horrors they experienced in their war torn homeland. the airplanes came and bombed everything that's got there was no place left to live because of the man i was in a rubber boat with my father and my brother we crossed the mediterranean greece macedonia until he got here already and also vital. the family also find syria separately from their son ahmed who didn't want to wait in a turkish refugee camp and set off on his own my family stayed in turkey and i wanted to go to germany because we had to stop in cyprus and a year later i was able to leave after another year i was finally reunited with my parents in germany at the bit of coffee. he enrolled at the albert schweitzer secondary school in berlin then district school administrator francis that gif i

says it was one of the city's most troubled schools it even had armed guards on how . we saw how the other bunch minds a secondary school went through very hard times and wondered how the school would even continue to function. but things improved this year's graduating class consists only of teenagers from refugee families who now express their gratitude to their committed teachers and with their help i've gone from speaking no german to speaking out well. that's an achievement that even the principal thought impossible in front of yarning this academic language in 5 years and getting such high grades is great i'm proud of the bush toys. so what do these graduates want to do next she learned through go to college to study medicine its business administration. that this is an incredible opportunity a potential a force that will benefit germany and lead to good things in this country and we

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